Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back ‘lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill

Barnaby Joyce. The opposition is undertaking an internal review of its election policies with climate change and energy expected to take centre-stage in an ideological tussle. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wind back the “lunatic crusade” of net zero by 2050 in a private member’s bill once parliament resumes later this month.

The former deputy prime minister and Nationals backbencher’s clarion call on Friday afternoon laid bare the Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy.